Stock watering bowl



Dec. 15, 1931. C. F HANSON 1,836,532

STOCK WATERING BOWL Y Filed March 29, 1930 mma/@bili Hagan/10 Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE-r CASPER F. HAN SON, OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR T'O OLSON YMANUFAC'JITJ'Rq ING COMPANY, OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA STOCK WATERINGn BOWL Application filed March 29,

My present invention relates to a stock watering bowl and has for its obj ect the provision of anovel valve actuating paddle that is removably mounted in the bowl to facilitate the cleaning thereof or to render the valve of said bowl inoperative by the removal of the paddle to prevent an animal in the stall equipped with the bowl from getting water in case of sickness or for any other reason.

To the above end, generally stated,.the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims. y

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of a stock watering bowl in longitudinal central vertical section having the invention embodied therein;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view partly in plan and partly in section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view principally in section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view partly in front elevation and partly in transverse vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The numeral 5 indicates one of the tubular uprights of a barn stall structure on which the stock watering bowl is mounted.

To this upright 5 the watering bowl 6 is detachably and adjustably secured by a twopart clamp comprising front and back members 7 and 8, respectively. These clamp members 7 and 8 are applied to the upright 5 on opposite sides thereof, connected by nut-- equipped bolts 9 and adjustably and frictionally clamped thereon.

A spring closed valve 10 is mounted in a' two-part casing comprising upper and lower members 11 and 12, respectively, having a valve seat 13 therebetween, and connected by nut-equipped bolts 14. The upper valve casing member 11 is rigidly secured to the front clamp member 7 by the bolts 9 and the bowl 6 is rigidly secured to the clamp by having its rim portion held bet-Ween said clamp and 1930. Serial No. 439,968.

valve casing and a nut-equipped bolt 15 which extends through aligned holes in the front member 7 and a lug on the bottom of the bowl 6. In the top of the valve casing member 11 is-'a water chamber 16 which is in communication with a water supplyl pipe, not shown, leading from a suitable source of supply. 'lhe valve 10 is arranged to close'with the water pressure and has a depending stem 17 extending through and below the valve casing member 12. Formed with the valve casing member 12 is a depending nozzle 18, forward of the valve stem 17 and arranged to discharge into the bowl 6 near the bottom thereof. y 'v For opening the valve 10 there is provided a lever-acting paddle 19 arrangedto be operated by a downward pressure thereon produced by an animal while drinking from the bowl 6. Said paddle 19 is horizontally disposed, projects forward into the bowl 6 from the nozzle 18, is of annular formation and comprises two substantially duplicate sections 20 each comprising a semi-circular rim member and a cord member 21 connecting the end portions thereof. The two cord members 21 are parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of the bowl` 6 and spaced transversely of the paddle 19 to leave therein three apertures of substantially the same width.

lThe paddle sections 20 are hingedly conthe plane of the paddle 19, by overlapping the front end portions of their rim members to form hinged lugs 22 and connecting the same by a short vertical pivot 23 in the form of a rivet. The rear end portions of the rim-members of the paddle sections 20 afford stops 24 which limit the closing movement of said sections.

Integrally formed with the rear end portions of the paddle sections 2() is a pair of laterally spaced rearwardly projecting fulcrum lugs 25 that are parallel to the cord members 21. These fulcrum lugs 25 have transversely aligned and vertically elongated holes 26, and between which lugs the nozzle 18 projects. Formed with the nozzle 18'on opposite sides thereof isa pair ofv horizontal ,nected, for opening and closing movements in iJ-lugs`25 from the fulcrum studs 27 and release thepaddle 19 from the nozzle 18 and permitthe'removal thereof from the vbowl 6.

axially aligned and outwarf. ly projecting ful-- crum studs 27 which extend through the holes 26 in the fulcrum lugs 25 and pivotally connect the paddle 19 to the nozzle 18 for 5 vertical movement. By opening the paddle 19 into its Vdotted lineposition, as shown in Fig. 2, the fulcrum-lugs 25 are released from the fulcurm studs 2,6 and said paddle is free for removal from the bowl 6. To apply the .paddle 19- to thenozzlc V'18..the sections .2O thereof are. opened, thelugs 25 positionedon opposite sides of the nozzle 18, with their holes 26 aligned with the studs 27- and then said sections closed to project said studs into the holes 26.

.The fulcrum lugs 25eXtend rearward of the u nozzle.. 18: and have formedtherewith a pair .fof wide, reversely formed opposing hookH v acting latch members 28. These latch mem- .bers'28 arev yieldingly heldiuterlocked by the hinge 22-23 and maj.7 be released to permit "thep'addle sections 20 to ybe opened, by spring-k `ing said sections vertically away fron'ieach .other which is permitted by the elongated 5 A.holes 26 that all-ow. the lugs 25 to move in respectto the studs 27.

The latch members 28 extend transversely underthe valve stem 17. and due to the` prev.ponderance of the weight of the paddle 19,

- -that the portions of the fulcrum lugs 25 hav.-V ing-itheholes 26. are upwardly extended to facilitate the movement of the .latch 28 under thev nozzle 18` during the application of ,the

`-.---fpad-dle 19 tosaid nozzle or the removal of thesame-therefrom. 1 Y

.To applyfthepaddle 19 to the nozzle 18 the sections thereof are opened and then moved rearwardinthe vbowl 6 to carry the latch 28 :under-thefsaid nozzle andv align the holes 26 with the studs 27. Vilith the paddle 19 thus posit.ioned,the `same is closedA to cause the entrance o'f the studs 27 into-holes 26 and pivotally. interlock the lugs 25 with said i studs.

f :Fromthe above description, it is evident that the paddle 19 may bevvery` quickly and easily remo-ved from the bowl 6, without the 'r use of tools, simplyby springing the paddle sections 20.vertically in reverse directions :from .each other to release the latch 28 and Lopen. said sect-ions'to: separate the fulcrum v `'Iheniembers ofthe latch28 areso formed as I, -to have a cam action, the one upon the other,

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during the closing of the paddle sections 2O and thereby spring said sections sufficiently to permit said latch members to pass each other and then interlock by the movement of said sections to normal positions.

Vith the paddle 20 removed jfrom the bowl 6, the valve 10 will remain closed and said bowl may be very easily cleaned.

Vhat I claim is: 1. A device of theclass described including 'a bowl, a yieldinglyclosed valve, and a. paddle fulcrumed to the casing of the valve by separable interlocking elements and operable to openthe valve, said paddle comprising two connected members that are separable to releasethe fulcrum elements and permitthe` paddle to be removed Afrom the bowl. 2.. A device ofthe classgdescribed.including a bowl, a yieldinglyclosed valve, and a paddle fulcrumed tothe casing ofthe .valve by. separable interlocking.-elements andoperable to open thevalve, said .paddle comf prisin g two hingedlyconnected-membersthat are separable to release-the fulcrum'elements vand permit thevpaddleto be removedfront-- l l3. The structure defined in claim A2 which further includes a. latchconnecting the members'of the paddle. l

e'. A device of theclass described includingV a bowha yieldingly .c-losed'valve', apaddle fulcruined to thecasing of the valve by sep- .arable interlockingelements and operable to open thevalve, said .paddle comprising two members hingedly connected for a movement, 1

into position 4to release fulcrum elements andpermit the paddle to be removed from the bowl, and a latch for holding the members of the paddle closed. Y

5. 4The structure definedfin claim i in wvhich the latch is released by reverse .movement of the members of thev paddle in respect to each other transversely of their hinge movement. 6.V A device oftheclass described including a bowl, a yieldingly closed valve having on, the sides of its casinga pair of fulcrum studs, and a paddle comprising a pair of .members hingedly connected for opening and closing movements in the plane thereof, said members having a pair of laterally spaced fulcrum lugs? pivoted on said studsand separable therefrom by anopening movement of the paddle.

7. The structure definedr in claim 6 Vwhich further includes a latch for holding the members of the paddle closed.

8. A device of the class described including a' bowl, a yieldingly closedA valve having on the sides of its casing apair of fulcrum studs, and a .paddle comprising a pair of members hinged bers having a pair of laterally spaced Afulcrum lugs provided with'elongated -holes into which the studs project, said lugs being separable `from thestudsrby an opening movement"- ly connected for opening and closing.l .movements in the plane thereof, said mem- 1,see,532

of the members of the paddle, and a latch for holding the members of the paddle closed and comprising a pair of interlocking elements that are separable by reverse springing movements of the paddle members in respect to each other transversely of their hinge movement.

9. A device of the class described including a bowl, a yeldingly closed valve, the casing of which has a nozzle arranged to discharge into the bowl and also has on its sides a pair of fulcrum lugs, a horizontal paddle in the bowl forward of the valve casing and comprising a pair of members hingedly connected at their front ends for opening and closing movements in the plane thereof, a pair of rearwardly projecting fulcrum lugs one on the rear end of each member of the paddle, said lugs being laterally spaced one on each side of the valve casing and provided with elongated holesl into which the fulcrum studs extend, said lugs being separable from the fulcrum studs by an opening movement of the paddle, said paddle being operable to open the valve, and a latch for holding the members of the paddle closed and comprising a pair of overlapped interlocking members on the fulcrum lugs rearward of their elongated holes and separable by reverse springing movements of the paddle members in respect to each other transversely of the plane of the paddle.

10. A device of the class described including a bowl, a yieldingly closed valve having a depending stem arranged to open the valve by an upward movement, the casing of the valve having a nozzle arranged to discharge into the bowl and also having on its sides a pair of fulcrum lugs, a horizontal paddle in the bowl forward of the valve casing and comprising a pair of members hingedly connected at their front ends for opening and closing movements in the plane thereof, a pair of rearwardly projecting fulcrum lugs one on the rear end of each member of the paddle, said lugs being laterally spaced one on each side of the valve casing and provided with elongated holesinto which the ful crum studs extend, said lugs being separable from the fulcrum stu-ds by anopening movement of the paddle members, and a latch for holding the members of the paddle closed and comprising a pair of overlapped interlocking members on the fulcrum lugs rearward of their elongated holes and separable by reverse springing movements of the paddle members in respect to each other transversely of the plane thereof, said latch being under the valve stem and held there against by the paddle and operable by a downward movement of the paddle to lift the valve stem and open the valve.

1n testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CASPER F. HANSON. 

